Topic: Civil Liberties and Homeland Security/Homeland Defense How can we best balance civil liberties in homeland security/homeland defense in the future? What is the greatest point of friction between civil liberties and homeland security/homeland defense? Support with examples.
With this in mind, write an essay analyzing the judicial intersection of civil rights and civil liberties.
The Quest for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. As you read in the discussion introduction, civil liberties and civil rights are salient rights enshrined by the U.S. Constitution, subsequent congressional legislation, executive actions, and judicial decisions. Whereas many times civil liberties and […]
Prepare a critical function of leadership is oversight and accountability, and one of the primary reasons that ODNI was established.
ODNI and Accountability Question: Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities is the executive order that directs the IC’s authority to conduct Intelligence activities. The ODNI is the IC’s lead for Intelligence oversight. The Office of General Counsel, the IC Inspector General, and the Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy and Transparency all have delegated responsibilities to ensure that ODNI is in […]
Explain the controversy and use at least one amendment of the Constitution to bolster your understanding.
Choose one of the six prompts: Constitution: Religion/Conscience In class, we talked about the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. Those two clauses represent the distinction between public and private. The Establishment Clause limits what can be done in institutions sponsored by tax dollars. The Free Exercise Clasue prohibits limits […]
Provide a brief summation of who they are and how they contribute to the community. Are they met with conflict and aggressive hostility?
Social justice Research and locate a person who is making a change either on a micro( individual Ex: grassroots) or Macro (large scale, Ex: government policy) towards reducing racial oppression and elevating Civil Liberties for the communities that are oppressed. Provide a brief summation of who they are and how they contribute to the community. […]
Using the chapter on “Civil Liberties and Public Policy” from your text, summarize the types of free speech and expression that are protected by the First Amendment and indicate what types are not protected.
Freedom of Speech and Expression Before beginning this assignment, make certain that you have read Chapter 4 in your text (“Civil Liberties and Public Policy”) and the New York Times Magazine article by Emily Bazelon (October 13, 2020) titled, “The Problem of Free Speech in the Age of Disinformation” (link provided below). Then write a […]
Identify arguments (at least two for each side of the argument) for and against your position on the issue and evaluate at least one of your arguments based on the four tests.
CURRENT CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES: Choose one: California’s criminal system is not doing enough to protect individuals and businesses from theft, assault, hate crimes, and so on. California is a model in criminal reform laws, such as petty theft, grand theft, and shoplifing penalties and the elimination of cash bail for those who cannnot afford it. The […]
Explain how and why civil rights are positively and negatively affected by the selected topic. Provide one real-world positive example.
Federalism and Free Speech Utilize the feedback from your Week 2 and 3 Assignments to create a more thorough outline to form your Final Research Paper. The paper must include five main sections: Introductory paragraph that provides a brief background regarding the topic and introduces the main thesis. In-depth discussion of the implications for federalism […]
Write 3 paragraphs that shows the 3 ideas that most interested you or surprised you in the lecture.After watching the lecture on Civil Liberties.
Watch the lecture on Civil Liberties and write 3 paragraphs that shows the 3 ideas that most interested you or surprised you in the lecture.
Choose a case from your state(FLORIDA) that involves civil rights or civil liberties that was decided by the United States Supreme Court.
Choose a case from your state(FLORIDA) that involves civil rights or civil liberties that was decided by the United States Supreme Court. If your (Florida) state does not have a case that was decided by the United States Supreme Court, choose a civil rights case from another state for which the United States Supreme Court […]